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"The face of the operation is Briatore (referred to exclusively in the film by his colleagues and angry, chanting detractors as "Flavio"), an anthropomorphic radish who spends most of his time at QPR plotting to fire all of the managers."

At press time, Harbaugh had sent Michigan’s athletic department an envelope containing a heavily annotated seating chart, a list of the 63,000 seat views he had found unsatisfactory, and a glowing 70-page report on section 25, row 12, seat 9, which he claimed is “exactly what the great sport of football is all about.”

Olaniyan just wasn't feelin the vibe at Michigan and was never inclined to stay instate. MSU made a big push for him, but he opted out of state. Not sure on Austin Gray. We need LB's and he's a true MLB, you would think we'd be all over him. But I've never seen his film, so I guess I'll trust the coaches on this one.

For a' that, an' a' that,
Our toils obscure an' a' that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.

Gray was a kid who would have had to prove himself to the coaches in his senior season to earn an offer. He had a knee injury, and never got the chance, so Michigan never offered him. He's apparently a big M fan who probably would have been blue with an offer.

Why are you still reading the Freep??? And given their track record with UM lately, why would you believe a word they say about us? You know their agenda is to make Rich Rod look bad by saying MSU owns in-state recruiting. This post just reminds me why I don't read anything those people write anymore (as if I needed a reminding).

Because I trust that my friends here on mgoblog to post a link and just give the important information from the article without me having to click on the link and give the Freep any sort of business (i.e. visiting their site). Also, because I am curious as to their plan to slander UM. Here is how I imagine it goes every night:

Freep writer: What are we going to do tonight Freep CEO?
Freep CEO: The same thing we do every night, writer; try to get Rich Rod fired!

(ok, that's an exaggeration, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to reference Pinky and The Brain!)

I'm not going to cut down the kid, because I truly don't know how well he will do at the next level. However, imagine the stats some of the skill position players on this list would have had if they would have been playing in the second to lowest division in the MHSAA playoffs. I would be surprised if Bullough lined up once across from a kid with D1 offers. Of course he's going to dominate......

like you said it was at Div. 7. I played in that division and they don't produce a lot of Div 1 Talent. He played against kids that were smaller and slower, so yes, his stats were inflated because of the competition. It will be interesting to see how well he can adjust to playing against bigger and faster players.

This thread made this thought pop into my head. When Michigan signed Henne and MSU signed Van Dyke, Pat Caputo claimed against all odds that Van Dyke was the better recruit because he had a higher vertical

Chicago Sun-Times; August 10, 1997 ; 700+ words... list of the top 25 players in the nation, 15 of them would be quarterbacks." Only two of the top 30 are committed - Drew Henson of Brighton, Mich., to Michigan and Ryan Van Dyke of Marshall, Mich., to Michigan State. Along with Cory Paus of Lincoln ...http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-5294691.html

But the recruits of August, 1997 would commit in February, 1998. That big class was the one we pulled in after the National Championship. It's a little different than the Championship, where people rightly say 1997 Championship, though technically it's awarded in '98, after the bowls. You're right, but I can see the confusion. No worries.

So Clair Voyannt and I were both wrong. He wasn't in the class of '96 or '97. He graduated in '98. I played against him when I was in high school. I thought he was a senior that year, but he must have been a junior.

He had the two year "I like 'em both" seasons in 98 and 99 (Brady's years), and was the QB (but for the injury time at the beginning with Narvarre), beat Auburn, then went pro in 01 to baseball right before Spring Practice. Or could have gone pro as a junior into the NFL draft and been picked ahead of Vick at probably #1 overall.

I got all this from memory, but for anyone else who wants more details...

Henson was part of the recruiting class of '98 - I remember this pretty distinctly, because I was a freshman that year, too. Van Dyke enrolled at MSU the same year. The local media tried to make it sound like they were comparable talents.

And, really, even if you don't like the Freep, Mick McCabe has been one of the top sports journalists in the state since basically the beginning of time. Especially when it comes to high school basketball.

However, time has developed a severe case of "cronyism" in Mr. McCabe, particularly in his HS football coverage. If Devin has played at CC, Rice, FH Harrison, or Traverse City, Mick would be writing articles about how the NFL should grant him an exemption and let him enter the draft this year.

Also, McCabe was a HUGE Carr fan/supporter from his days at Westland John Glenn. He has been down on Michigan recruits since Carr left UM.